Recipient of the Eugene O’Neill Foundation’s Travis Bogard Artist in Residence Fellowship, Vernon wrote The Mayor Jones, originally as a play and caught the eye of some of O’Neill’s most dedicated supporters. It was lauded as a fresh new take on an old classic after being performed at Miami University.
The Mayor Jones is a political drama about a new mayor who faces a major dilemma when he is forced to choose between following his family’s values or siding with his political party. Things heat up when he must decide if he will support the construction of a for-profit prison in his city.
Outside of The Mayor Jones, Vernon has several other projects in the works. He believes that every hidden story deserves to be told, and as the CEO of Muted Rays Melded Media, that is exactly what he intends to do.